Mghala Surname
Approximately 48 people bear this surname
Mghala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 45 | 1:1,176,480 | 46,524 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Mghala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mghala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mghala is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mghala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mghala is the 2,808,717th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Mghala are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mghala is most frequently held in Tanzania, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,176,480. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Kilimanjaro Region, where 71 percent reside, Songwe Region, where 20 percent reside and Arusha Region, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Tanzania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mghalat | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mgala | 91 | 29,844 | / |
| Menghala | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mgalla | 83 | 11,479 | / |
| Mgalah | 83 | 602 | / |
| Mngala | 83 | 17 | / |
| Mgaila | 83 | 10 | / |
| Mgalya | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mgaula | 83 | 4 | / |
| McGala | 83 | 3 | / |
| Mqgala | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mghali | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mgatla | 83 | 1 | / |
| Minghalla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Mgallah | 77 | 3,971 | / |
| Mengala | 77 | 359 | / |
| Mingala | 77 | 338 | / |
| Mngalya | 77 | 77 | / |
| McGalla | 77 | 40 | / |
| Mngalla | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mng'ala | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mnggala | 77 | 4 | / |
| McGalia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgallla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mghasli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mgale | 73 | 3,245 | / |
| Mgela | 73 | 699 | / |
| Mgola | 73 | 337 | / |
| Mgali | 73 | 159 | / |
| Mgalo | 73 | 81 | / |
| Menggala | 71 | 192 | / |
| Mingaila | 71 | 54 | / |
| Minghalo | 71 | 29 | / |
| Ming'ala | 71 | 9 | / |
| Menghale | 71 | 6 | / |
| Mengalai | 71 | 4 | / |
| Mingalla | 71 | 2 | / |
| Minggala | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mgingala | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Ghaily | 71 | 1 | / |
| Menghalo | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGalash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mingayla | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGaulay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mgalle | 67 | 593 | / |
| Mngale | 67 | 534 | / |
| Mgauli | 67 | 182 | / |
| Mngola | 67 | 140 | / |
| Mgolla | 67 | 43 | / |
| Mgelah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Mgaule | 67 | 7 | / |
| Mgoila | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mgoola | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mngali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mgalli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mgallo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mkgale | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mngalo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mgholi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgailo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mqgela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mghaitleh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaleu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgahle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mgaile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mkgali | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| McGela | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGalliad | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mghala
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